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It was a loss of a genuine online institution when Warner Bros. announced in 2024 that it was closing Rooster Teeth, the online production company that got its start in 2003 with the Halo-based comedy machinima Red vs. Blue. But less than a year later, original co-founder Burnie Burns says he’s acquired the rights to…
A Kotaku report says 2K Games has removed Michael Condrey, known for his work on the Call of Duty series and Dead Space and as the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, from his position as president of its 31st Union studio. The decision was made, according to the report, after the lacklustre reveal of the studio’s…
There are only three ages in Civilization 7, compared to several smaller eras in past iterations. But each of them is quite a bit more distinct. When you transition between ages, you’ll pick a new civ. You’ll get new victory conditions. Even the map will change somewhat. It can really catch you off-guard if you’re…
I’m not a Live Mode player. Or at least I haven’t been for the past decade of playing The Sims, so I’d assumed that the itch had left me in my teen years and being a Build Mode girl was a personality trait I aged into. That is until The Sims 3 and, as of…
Civilization 7 is almost here, but history doesn’t arrive all at once. Civ is the latest series to offer early access for those who shelled out for pricier preorders, meaning some of us are only hours away from making Machiavelli the ruler of Han China when early access starts tonight for Deluxe or Founders Edition…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been out in the wild for just over 24 hours and folks are already finding nice surprises waiting in its huge open world, like an Easter egg paying tribute to Elden Ring player Let Me Solo Her, who reached legend status in 2022 for joining players’ worlds and singlehandedly destroying…
Iron Galaxy, the developer of Killer Instinct seasons 2 and 3, Extinction, and Rumbleverse, is laying off 66 employees as a “last resort” effort to keep the studio afloat. “For several years now, we have watched our industry undergo significant change,” the studio wrote in a message posted on the Iron Galaxy website. “So many…
After nearly nine years of Civilization 6 expansions and updates, it’s finally Civilization 7‘s turn. The new game in Sid Meier’s distinguished grand strategy series is a major departure from Civ 6, restructuring our progression through history and tweaking many of the systems we’ve grown used to, including city planning, warfare, and diplomacy. I love…
What is a legacy? I’ve struggled with that question as I’ve tried to write about Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., the latest entry in the series that invented 3D fighting games before eventually fading from the public consciousness. R.E.V.O., a new version that just hit Steam last week, is a chance to reset that, for one…
After nearly nine years of Civilization 6 expansions and updates, it’s finally Civilization 7‘s turn. The new game in Sid Meier’s distinguished grand strategy series is a major departure from Civ 6, restructuring our progression through history and tweaking many of the systems we’ve grown used to, including city planning, warfare, and diplomacy. I love…